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... and greenness that can be used to assess climatic responses are vegetation indices data derived from satellite-collected data [9,10], such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Since the 1980s, remote-sensing NDVI has been widely used in order to monitor and evaluate vegetation green ...
... and greenness that can be used to assess climatic responses are vegetation indices data derived from satellite-collected data [9,10], such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Since the 1980s, remote-sensing NDVI has been widely used in order to monitor and evaluate vegetation green ...
The Economic Effects of Long-Term Climate
... and cities that were part of a long-distance trade network) are signi…cantly less a¤ected by temperature changes. Finally, results indicate that, during the Little Ice Age, temperature decreases a¤ected especially cities with already low initial temperatures. This paper contributes to various strand ...
... and cities that were part of a long-distance trade network) are signi…cantly less a¤ected by temperature changes. Finally, results indicate that, during the Little Ice Age, temperature decreases a¤ected especially cities with already low initial temperatures. This paper contributes to various strand ...
Evaluation of FAO's contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
... sectors of FAO’ contributions in this area, the agency should also move more towards being a “knowledge aggregator”, where it reaches out to other knowledge organizations that have more CCAM expertise in some areas, gathers and synthesizes their analysis, data and tools, and uses its close relations ...
... sectors of FAO’ contributions in this area, the agency should also move more towards being a “knowledge aggregator”, where it reaches out to other knowledge organizations that have more CCAM expertise in some areas, gathers and synthesizes their analysis, data and tools, and uses its close relations ...
Lecture 24
... The Flow of Heat – In radiation, heat energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. • The electromagnetic waves involved in the transfer of heat lie primarily in the infrared portion of the spectrum. • Unlike conduction and convection, which both require a medium to travel through, radiation can ...
... The Flow of Heat – In radiation, heat energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. • The electromagnetic waves involved in the transfer of heat lie primarily in the infrared portion of the spectrum. • Unlike conduction and convection, which both require a medium to travel through, radiation can ...
GEOGRAPHY
... of the abatis forests over the last 200 years. Large forests were transformed to agricultural fields with coppices. Now, these forests are not distinguishable from the adjacent lands. We considered these processes in the estimate of the rate of the forested land change and modeled the percentage of ...
... of the abatis forests over the last 200 years. Large forests were transformed to agricultural fields with coppices. Now, these forests are not distinguishable from the adjacent lands. We considered these processes in the estimate of the rate of the forested land change and modeled the percentage of ...
A Framework for Elucidating the Temperature Dependence of Fitness.
... abstract: Climate warming is predicted to cause large-scale extinctions, particularly of ectothermic species. A striking difference between tropical and temperate ectotherms is that tropical species experience a mean habitat temperature that is closer to the temperature at which fitness is maximized ...
... abstract: Climate warming is predicted to cause large-scale extinctions, particularly of ectothermic species. A striking difference between tropical and temperate ectotherms is that tropical species experience a mean habitat temperature that is closer to the temperature at which fitness is maximized ...
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Synthesis Report
... The greatest direct climate change-related threats for the UK are large increases in flood risk and exposure to high temperatures and heatwaves, shortages in water, substantial risks to UK wildlife and natural ecosystems, risks to domestic and international food production and trade, and from new a ...
... The greatest direct climate change-related threats for the UK are large increases in flood risk and exposure to high temperatures and heatwaves, shortages in water, substantial risks to UK wildlife and natural ecosystems, risks to domestic and international food production and trade, and from new a ...
Tilburg University Climate change adaptation
... sustainable manner. Mitigation, according to the objective of the UNFCCC, is supposed to be successful so that ecosystems, food production, and the economy are more or less automatically kept as they were before. Fifteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the ...
... sustainable manner. Mitigation, according to the objective of the UNFCCC, is supposed to be successful so that ecosystems, food production, and the economy are more or less automatically kept as they were before. Fifteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the ...
The BBC and ClimaTe Change: a Triple BeTrayal
... be heard, but it should not be allowed to drown out the others. ...
... be heard, but it should not be allowed to drown out the others. ...
Simulating northern peatland-atmosphere carbon
... fens. The sensitivity analysis indicates that northern peatlands are thermally and hydrologically conservative and the combination of changes in temperature, precipitation and double CO2 concentration is much different than the sensitivity of peatlands to each environmental variable on their own. Fi ...
... fens. The sensitivity analysis indicates that northern peatlands are thermally and hydrologically conservative and the combination of changes in temperature, precipitation and double CO2 concentration is much different than the sensitivity of peatlands to each environmental variable on their own. Fi ...
Urban Climate Change Adaptation and - East
... This seven-module, five-day course starts with an introduction to climate change and climate change adaptation; provides tools and techniques for assessing climate change impacts and vulnerabilities; presents a framework for identification, evaluation, selection, and implementation of climate adapta ...
... This seven-module, five-day course starts with an introduction to climate change and climate change adaptation; provides tools and techniques for assessing climate change impacts and vulnerabilities; presents a framework for identification, evaluation, selection, and implementation of climate adapta ...
Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
... This seven-module, five-day course starts with an introduction to climate change and climate change adaptation; provides tools and techniques for assessing climate change impacts and vulnerabilities; presents a framework for identification, evaluation, selection, and implementation of climate adapta ...
... This seven-module, five-day course starts with an introduction to climate change and climate change adaptation; provides tools and techniques for assessing climate change impacts and vulnerabilities; presents a framework for identification, evaluation, selection, and implementation of climate adapta ...
Southern Africa Climate Change Framework
... 0.023°C per year (Government of Namibia, 2002). The Indian Ocean has also warmed more than 1°C since 1950. During this period, the region has also experienced a downward trend in rainfall (NCAR, 2005). This has been characterized by below-normal rainfalls and frequent droughts. For example, between ...
... 0.023°C per year (Government of Namibia, 2002). The Indian Ocean has also warmed more than 1°C since 1950. During this period, the region has also experienced a downward trend in rainfall (NCAR, 2005). This has been characterized by below-normal rainfalls and frequent droughts. For example, between ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... response to unique circumstances and capacity at different scales. The regional level turns out to be the most appropriate one for the implementation of adaptation measures in a number of areas, such as regional water resource management, regional biodiversity conservation, regional infrastructure p ...
... response to unique circumstances and capacity at different scales. The regional level turns out to be the most appropriate one for the implementation of adaptation measures in a number of areas, such as regional water resource management, regional biodiversity conservation, regional infrastructure p ...
Dominant climatic factors driving annual runoff changes at the
... attention. It is beneficial not only for hydrology and ecology but also for water resource planning and management to understand the impact of climate change on runoff. In addition, there are large spatial variations in climate type and geographic characteristics across China. To gain a better under ...
... attention. It is beneficial not only for hydrology and ecology but also for water resource planning and management to understand the impact of climate change on runoff. In addition, there are large spatial variations in climate type and geographic characteristics across China. To gain a better under ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with 20–30% cuts by 2020. For major emitters in developing countries, it recommends aiming for an emission trajectory that would peak in 2020 with 20% cuts by 2050. The target reduction can be realised through emissions reduct ...
... developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, with 20–30% cuts by 2020. For major emitters in developing countries, it recommends aiming for an emission trajectory that would peak in 2020 with 20% cuts by 2050. The target reduction can be realised through emissions reduct ...
Climate Change in the Caribbean and the Challenge of Adaptation
... temperature5 (since 1850). The total temperature increase between 1850–1899 and 2001–2005 reached 0.76°C. The temperature of the world’s oceans has also been rising, and mountain glaciers and snow cover have declined in both hemispheres. All these phenomena contribute to an average global sea level ...
... temperature5 (since 1850). The total temperature increase between 1850–1899 and 2001–2005 reached 0.76°C. The temperature of the world’s oceans has also been rising, and mountain glaciers and snow cover have declined in both hemispheres. All these phenomena contribute to an average global sea level ...
Climatic and Habitat Drivers of American Pika
... many datasets (IPCC 2007). Nearly 800 historical records of pikas were found in the region, gleaned from georeferenced museum specimens (from GBIF data portal; http://data.gbif.org), individual museum records (Denver Museum of Natural History and University of Colorado Museum of Natural History), an ...
... many datasets (IPCC 2007). Nearly 800 historical records of pikas were found in the region, gleaned from georeferenced museum specimens (from GBIF data portal; http://data.gbif.org), individual museum records (Denver Museum of Natural History and University of Colorado Museum of Natural History), an ...
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... carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in ways that will affect the productivity of crop and livestock systems (Hatfield et al., 2008). For livestock, climate change could affect the costs and returns of production by altering (1) the price and availability of feed crops, (2) the location and produ ...
... carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in ways that will affect the productivity of crop and livestock systems (Hatfield et al., 2008). For livestock, climate change could affect the costs and returns of production by altering (1) the price and availability of feed crops, (2) the location and produ ...
- Adaptation
... agro-ecological and hydrological system of information, planning and decision-making on the management of natural and social assets under scenarios of climate change. Through training and other measures the sustainability of the system will be secured. The project also responds to the Focal Area Obj ...
... agro-ecological and hydrological system of information, planning and decision-making on the management of natural and social assets under scenarios of climate change. Through training and other measures the sustainability of the system will be secured. The project also responds to the Focal Area Obj ...
How does climate change influence arctic mercury?
... Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic ecosystems. For example, the extensive loss of sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean and the concurrent shift from greater proportions of pe ...
... Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic ecosystems. For example, the extensive loss of sea-ice in the Arctic Ocean and the concurrent shift from greater proportions of pe ...
Global warming in the American mind
... warming, strong bipartisan support for international treaties and national mitigation policies, and strong opposition to higher energy or gasoline prices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Relatively few Americans have undertaken individual mitigation behaviors. While global warming does have negat ...
... warming, strong bipartisan support for international treaties and national mitigation policies, and strong opposition to higher energy or gasoline prices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Relatively few Americans have undertaken individual mitigation behaviors. While global warming does have negat ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – Cenchrus
... photosynthesis (Dwyer et al. 2007). Higher day/night temperatures (45/35°C) were lethal, although it is evident the plant can survive in areas such as the Sonoran Desert with air temperatures approaching 50°C (De La Barrera and Castellanos 2007). In addition, buffel grass, along with other exotic gr ...
... photosynthesis (Dwyer et al. 2007). Higher day/night temperatures (45/35°C) were lethal, although it is evident the plant can survive in areas such as the Sonoran Desert with air temperatures approaching 50°C (De La Barrera and Castellanos 2007). In addition, buffel grass, along with other exotic gr ...
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... finalised by the end of 2010. These will form a very important basis for almost all other work related to CC, as they will enable prioritisation among locations and issues. Specific international technical assistance is foreseen for these studies. There is a challenge in ensure a high level of resea ...
... finalised by the end of 2010. These will form a very important basis for almost all other work related to CC, as they will enable prioritisation among locations and issues. Specific international technical assistance is foreseen for these studies. There is a challenge in ensure a high level of resea ...